/*
 * Copyright (C) 2011 JiangHongTiao
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package sk.lieskove.jianghongtiao.common.enums;

/**
 * Date of create: May 20, 2011
 *
 * @author JiangHongTiao <jjurco.sk_gmail.com>
 * @version 2011.0520
 */
public interface EnumInterface {
    
    /**
     * current value of Enum
     * @return value of enum
     */
    public String value();
    
    /**
     * returns Enum type from string value
     * @param v string value of enum type
     * @return associated enum type of value
     */
    public Enum fromValue(String v);
    
    /**
     * check if enum contains given string value
     * @return string value to check
     */
    public boolean containsValue(String v);
}
